BL5 3HU
The median sold price for the postcode BL5 3HU is around £210,000, from 5 sales over the last 12 months. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £143,000 – £310,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across BL5 3, last 24 months.
- Terraced£160,000(202 sales)
- Semi-detached£217,000(171 sales)
- Detached£355,296(169 sales)
- Flat£110,000(55 sales)
BL5 3HU median £210,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £190,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Greater Manchester Police doesn't currently publish street-level crime data, so we can't show crime here.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in BL5 3HU, compared with 94.4% across Bolton and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 86.1% of premises across Bolton (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Bolton | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 86.1% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 94.4% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.9% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.02% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 46% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Bolton: more deprived than 31% of its 177 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income6of 10
- Employment5of 10
- Crime5of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (31%). Average Band D in Bolton is £2,399.74 for 2026/27.
That is in line with the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Bolton: £2,133.10 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 990 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A28%
- Band B18%
- Band C31%
- Band D16%
- Band E5%
- Band F1%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St Thomas CofE Primary School0.2 miles (280 m)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School0.9 miles (1.4 km)Ofsted, April 2024: OutstandingOfsted reports for Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Woodland Primary Academy0.9 miles (1.4 km)Ofsted, January 2020: Good (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for Woodland Primary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Westhoughton High School0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted report card, January 2026 · Requires significant improvement
- Inclusion Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
- Achievement Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Needs attention
- Safeguarding Met
- Ladybridge High School1.5 miles (2.5 km)Ofsted, November 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Ladybridge High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Atherton High School2.0 miles (3.3 km)Ofsted, January 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Atherton High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to BL5 3HU is Daisy Hill Rail Station, 1.0 mile (1.6 km) away in a straight line. There are 9 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.0 mile (1.6 km)Daisy Hill Rail Station
- 1.0 mile (1.7 km)Westhoughton Rail Station
- 1.1 miles (1.8 km)Hag Fold Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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